Highway

"It started as a desperate escape and became the wildest ride of their lives"

2002 1h 37m EN

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★5.5TMDB · 142

ActionAdventureDrama

Synopsis

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Jack is caught with the wife of his employer, a Vegas thug. The thug sends goons after Jack, who convinces his best friend, Pilot, to flee with him. Pilot insists that they head for Seattle, but doesn't tell Jack why. The goons learn from Pilot's drug source where the youths are headed, and they follow, hell bent on breaking Jack's feet. On the road, Jack and Pilot give a ride to Cassie, a distressed young woman. She and Jack hit it off. They pick up an aging stoner headed to Seattle for Kurt Cobain's memorial, and they help a circus sideshow family. Why is Pilot so set on Seattle, will the goons catch Jack, and is there any way the friends' competing needs can be resolved?

“It started as a desperate escape and became the wildest ride of their lives”

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Cast

Jared Leto
Jack Hayes
Selma Blair
Cassie
Jake Gyllenhaal
Pilot Kelson
John C. McGinley
Johnny the Fox
Jeremy Piven
Scawldy
Kimberley Kates
Jilly Miranda
Mark Rolston
Burt Miranda
Arden Myrin
Lucy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Cox
Writers: Scott Rosenberg, Chris Buchinsky
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Cox, shot by Mauro Fiore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Craig Wood shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jared Leto and Selma Blair and Jake Gyllenhaal carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "It started as a desperate escape and became the wildest ride of their lives".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0165361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Cox directs. Mauro Fiore behind the camera. Craig Wood cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Directed by James Cox, shot by Mauro Fiore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Craig Wood shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Jared Leto and Selma Blair and Jake Gyllenhaal carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "It started as a desperate escape and became the wildest ride of their lives".
6IMDB entry: tt0165361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 12 themes, including "drug dealer", "friendship", "prostitute", "love triangle".